Lifter.



R. S. CROGKER.

Y 1 LIPTBR. APPLICATION FILED NOV.27,1912.

Patented A111329, 1913 E. CROCKER RAY S. ROCKER, OF WLLINGTON, OHIO.

LIFTER.

medica.

Specification of Letters lPatent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application led November 27, 1912. Serial No. 733,842.

To all whom. may concern:

Be 1t known that I, RAY S. Cnoonnn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at lVellington, in the county ofLorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements m Lifters, of

which the following is a specification, refyio erence being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in lifters and more particularlyto a` stove lid lifter, and an object thereof is'the pro vision of adevice of this character in which the" handle of the lifter is insulatedfrom the body portion thereof whereby heatingof the handle is prevented.

A further object of this :invention is the provision of a stove lidlifter'in which the body portion of the lifter is formed of metal,andthe handle thereof is wood, the

- wooden handle of the lifter being insulated from the body portionthereof.

With these and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novelconstructions and arrangements of parts, to be hereinafter more fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in which,

Figure l is a top plat view of my in- Vention showing the 'handlethereof in section. F ig. 2 is a longitudinal section of my device; Fig.3 is an elevation of the handle. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4,Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, Fig. 1. Fig. G is asectional elevation of the lip or tongue of my device.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral l designatesgenerally my improved lifter, which comprises a pair of metallic rods 2and 3, the rods being' enlarged and connected at the forward ends"thereof to form a lid or tongue 4 for enofthe rods carrying the sleeves7 being adapted for engagement in the grooves 6 and 6 of the handle,whereby the handle will be insulated from the'rodsl A cover 8 which isalso insulating material, such as asbestos or the like is disposedentirely around thc handle and is secured thereto by nails 9, or othersimilar fastening devices. rThe rod Q is of relatively greater lengththan thefrod' and projects rear wardly from the handle and is curved asat 10, and bent downwardly as at 11 into the groove G of the handle. Itwill be seen that the curved port-ion l0 of the rod 2 provides a hook,by which the lifter may be suitably suspended when 'not in use.

.T t is apparent that the handle is rigidly connected to the rods 2 and3, and is prevented from Alongitudinal movement thereon, by` reason ofthe extremities of the diverging portions of the rods engaging with theforward end of the handle, and the en-. gagement of the curved portionl0 of the rod Q .with the rear end of the handll.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, itwill be seen that I have provided a stove lid lifter which iscapable of being- 'readily assembled, which is simple in constructionand which may, therefore, be cheaply manufactured and one which is soinsulated that the handle of the device will always remain cool. Itwill, of course. be understood that the device maybe used to carrydifferent cooking articles from place to place, and if desired thetongue or lip 4 of the lifter may be of any desired shape to engage theopenings of ditlerent shapes in the articles to be carried.

Having thus fully described this invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is l. A stove lid lifter comprising a pair ofrods which are connected at one end to form a lip, a handleV having`longitudinal grooves formed in its opposite sides forthe reception ofsaid rods, means for insulating said handle from said rods, and one ofsaid rods being relatively longer than the other and curved to projectwithin the groove of the other rod substantially as described.

2. A device of the' character described comprising rodsv vconnected atone end to.

form a lip, sleeves of insulating material disposed on the opposite endsof said rods,

gagement in the grooves in said handle, and

a collar of insulating material entirely covering said handle,substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described comprising a pair or divergingrods, said rods being. connected at 4one end to form a lip, sleeves ofinsulating material disposed on the opposite ends of said rods, a handlehavin longitudinal grooves formed in'its 'opposite sides, lthe sleeveportions of-said rods being adapted for engagement in the eingrelatively longer than the other and curved to project Within the grooveofA the other rod substantially as described.

.4 5. A device of the character describedl coiprising a pair of spacedrods connected at one end to form a lip, sleeves of insulating materialdisposed on the opposite ends of said rods, a handle having longitudinalgrooves in the opposite' sides thereof, the sleeved portions of saidrods being adapted for engagement in the grooves of said handle, andsaid sleeves being of substantially rooves in said handle, and one ofsaid rods` the same length as the handle, substantially as and'for thepurpose described.

6. A device of the character described comprising a pair of rodsconnected at one 40 end to form a lip, sleeves'of insulating materialmounted on the opposite ends o? said rods, a handle having longitudinalgrooves in the opposite sides thereof for the reception of the sleevedportions of said rods,

said rods diverging rearwardly from said lip to said handle, as and forthe purpose described.

7. A device of vthe character described, 'i

comprising spaced rods having a lip, a handle having longitudinalgrooves ,in the opposite sides thereof mounted on said rods,

said rods adapted to engage in said grooves, and means for insulatingsaid handle from said rods, as and for the purpose described.

8. A device of the character described comprising spaced rods having alip, a handle havinglongitudinal grooves formed in its opposite sidesfor the reception of said rods, one of said rods terminating. short o fthe end of the handle, and the other of said 4rods bein relativelyAlonger than 'the first mentione rod and being curved and projectingWithin the groove of the irst mentioned rod, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftWo Witnesses. RAY S. CROCKER. Witnesses ROBERT L. WALDEN, Enna J.GosLING.

